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Is life a trial or a gift?

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Perhaps we don't quite understand each other, but I'll try to clarify my point.
It's my fault.
You (is it okay if I use "you"?), argued that life is not a gift, but a trial, because life ends in death. But that's not entirely logical.
I didn't claim that life is a trial. I'm still trying to figure out the "gift" aspect. It can't be a trial, at least because people are in very unequal conditions. You (is that okay? ;)), I understand you think life is a gift. But how do you explain the fact that one part of humanity shamelessly enjoys the benefits of life, while the other deals with the consequences of such existence (or simply tries to make ends meet)?
Let me give an example.
Let's say a man meets a girl, a beautiful, intelligent, kind, and lovely girl, and he falls in love with her. She reciprocates, they spend several wonderful years together, and then she falls out of love with him and leaves. And this man says: "Yes, those relationships weren't a gift! Because she left me in the end!" Is such a statement fair? Yes, the breakup was part of the relationship, and it was painful. But weren't the years of their relationship wonderful? Can something be called not good enough just because it "ended"?
But look at it from the guy's perspective!
He enjoyed years of wonderful relationships, and in the end, he's left with nothing! From an outside perspective, he should enjoy what he had, but he won't be able to. Every memory of their life together will tear open the wound again. When something good ends, especially in THIS way, the pain will be twice as great as the joy, happiness, or whatever....
A juicy, delicious piece of meat served for lunch is bad because you've already eaten it and regret that there isn't more?
Even if we continue the analogy with gifts that are given (although I think the author of the topic meant "life as a gift" in the sense of "life is wonderful"), is a music player that has broken down from old age bad just because it's not eternal?
Meat and a music player are completely different things compared to love or life. They are replaceable. You can usually get another piece or buy another player. But what if the piece of meat is the last one? Wouldn't you feel a little sadness? Or, maybe this is absurd, but for example, after a nuclear war, you're sitting in a bunker, listening to the LAST music player, and then... it breaks. That's upsetting.
Don't be so categorical. Maybe you haven't interacted much with elderly people, that is, those who are really tired of life? I've seen some who, at 75, were full of life, energy, and their minds were clear; but I've also seen those who said every day: "Take me, Lord!" And honestly, after 70, the latter option is much more common...
I agree. I haven't really seen many people who are tired of life. Mostly, the elderly people I meet are fanatically trying to be useful to society (I guess I am indeed critical).

Sincerely.
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